Warm Up 3/25 Drop off your warm-up sheet from last week and pick up a new warm-up sheet for this week! What are three push factors for modern day immigrants?

Review Nativism: the idea of favoring the interest of someone born in the US over that of immigrants In the past, Mexican immigration was promoted in the American Southwest Today: there is an ongoing controversy over Mexican immigration into the US

Border of Nogales, AZ and Nogales, Mexico

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PBS Modern Day Immigration Quiz

Immigration Today Coming from all over the world! Asia has the second highest percentage of immigrants to the US behind Latin America By 2009, there were about 830,000 immigrants in the United States from the Middle East and North Africa

United States as an Asylum Every year people come to the United States seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or fear that they will suffer persecution due to: ◦ Race ◦ Religion ◦ Nationality ◦ Political opinion

Refugees People who are displaced by war, famine, or political/civil unrest 2010: Iraq was one of the top nationalities of refugees

“The Lost Boys” 2007 documentary that follows three refugees from Sudan Forced to leave homeland because of a civil war

Review for Test! Before 1890, the majority of immigrants came from: Northern/Western Europe Southern/Eastern Europe Asia Latin America

Gangnam Style began in South Korea but spread to America. This is known as cultural ________ Diffusion—the spread of a cultural trait from one society to another Innovation—new ideas that are accepted into a culture Nativism—the idea of favoring the interest of someone born in the US over that of immigrants

The development and widespread use of new technology is an example of: Assimilation Diffusion Innovation

A gov’t may restrict immigration due to: Trick question--Governments never restrict immigration! High unemployment They want to promote immigration

The ______________ prohibited Chinese workers from entering the US Immigration Act of 1924 Nativism Chinese Exclusion Act

Miss G moves from the United States to Italy. After a year she only speaks Italian, wears Italian name-brand clothes, drives a Fiat, and changes her last name to Barzini. This is an example of _________ Going cray-cray Cultural assimilation Cultural diffusion

The 1860s saw a decrease in immigration to the United States. What was going on in America during this time? The Great Depression The American Revolution The Civil War

A numerical limit on immigrants from certain ethnic groups or nations: Quotas Exclusions Deportation

Which expression would you expect white Americans to look at Asian immigrants with?

Immigrants who arrived after 1890 would usually settle in: Upper-class neighborhoods The mid-west (Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc.) Rural areas Urban neighborhoods

Closer Copy this statement onto your closer sheet: “I will study hard for the Immigration unit test ”